{"id":143879,"date":"2025-10-12T22:12:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T02:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=143879"},"modified":"2025-10-20T19:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:39:18","slug":"darkstate-ruins-x-division-championship-match-at-tna-bound-for-glory-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/10\/12\/darkstate-ruins-x-division-championship-match-at-tna-bound-for-glory-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"DarkState Ruins X-Division Championship Match at TNA Bound For Glory 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a shocking twist of events, DarkState attacked Je&#8217;Von Evans and Leon Slater as the TNA X-Division Championship match was reloaded for five more minutes at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/10\/12\/tna-bound-for-glory-2025-results-10-12-25-live-updates\/\" target=\"_self\">TNA Bound For Glory 2025<\/a>. DarkState lost the NXT Tag Team titles on Tuesday at NXT Showdown, and they seek revenge on their former partner, Je&#8217;Von Evans.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the slow pace of the match was making us think something was in the making. A TNA X-Division match means high-flying style, Lucha Libre, reaching crazy heights. Strangely, Je&#8217;Von Evans and Leon Slater took a long time to push themselves to the limits we know them. We saw more clotheslines and lariats than 450s and moonsaults for the first ten minutes of the match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEJeVonEvans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWEJeVonEvans<\/a> takes advantage of the situation and it ALMOST pays off. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LEONSLATER_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LEONSLATER_<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>WATCH <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNABoundForGlory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNABoundForGlory<\/a> on TNA+: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T2jTpWvQ1d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/T2jTpWvQ1d<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VniEwiKIYo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/VniEwiKIYo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1977548007156457818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 20-minute time limit was reached, TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella decided to add five more minutes to the match. As the bout started to look like an X-Division match, the lights went down. DarkState arrived and attacked both wrestlers.\u00a0 &#8220;This is awesome,&#8221; says the crowd before the match even starts. The Dream match turned into a nightmare.<\/p>\n<p>The fans in attendance were as shocked as they were disgusted. After such a bitter end to the match, we&#8217;ll probably hear more about it on NXT this Tuesday and on iMPACT this Thursday. One thing is sure: Slater and Evans will seek revenge on DarkState. And mostly, the TNA fans deserve a real, proper, absolute X-Division match.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_143880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143880\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-143880 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/mceclip3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/mceclip3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/mceclip3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/mceclip3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/mceclip3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/mceclip3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-143880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: TNA Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TNA&#8217;s Leon Slater and NXT&#8217;s Je&#8217;Von Evans are both 21 and considered the future of wrestling. Slater has become, in one year, the youngest in charge, the youngest main-eventer in the history of TNA, and the youngest X-Division Champion at Slammiversary 2025. Versatile, fun, and athletic, Je&#8217;Von Evans is seen as the future Kofi Kingston.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DarkState just LAID OUT <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEJeVonEvans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWEJeVonEvans<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LEONSLATER_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LEONSLATER_<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>WATCH <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNABoundForGlory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNABoundForGlory<\/a> on TNA+: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T2jTpWvQ1d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/T2jTpWvQ1d<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZewmMKGzi1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZewmMKGzi1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1977549756604829850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content content-styled max-w-none\">\n<div id=\"freestar-video-parent\">\n<p><em>Header image credit \u2013 TNA Wrestling \u2013 Stay tuned to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on TNA Wrestling, TNA iMPACT!, TNA Bound For Glory, and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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